Drotev Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Drotev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drotev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Drotev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Drotev Come From? nationality or country of origin

Drotev (Russian: Дротьев) is found most in Ukraine. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drotev? popularity and diffusion

Drotev is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Drotev live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,058,077. In Ukraine Drotev is mostly found in: Luhansk Oblast, where 44 percent reside, Kherson Oblast, where 33 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 22 percent reside. Not including Ukraine this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent reside and Moldova, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Drotev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drotev in the Russian language
Дротьевdrotev-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Drotev
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